He walked right up to her, cupped her face, and smiled. “You’re perfect. You’re my wife, and I love everything there is about you.”
“Really?”
“Really. Baby vomit and all.”
“You know how to really charm a girl, don’t you?”
“Only you. I’m waiting on you tonight. We’re going to have a lovely meal, and then I’m going to take you for a nice, long bath, and if the kids stay silent and asleep, I’m going to make love to you.”
She grabbed his shirt jacket and pulled him close, drawing him down for a kiss. “I love you. So damn much.”
“And I you.”
It was the first of many anniversaries to come, filled with love, laughter, and with their past where it was meant to stay.
The End